Going to Vietnam soon, hopefully can upload some more stuff before than.

FalyneVarger

06 June 2009, 04:02 AM

These look great so far. I love the way you sketch.

BlenderFan

06 June 2009, 10:55 PM

That is just awesome the way you handle pencils.

How do you deal with the perspective on such large and complex creatures as the robot?

This is one of the best challenge entries I have seen so far.

Cheers and God bless.

MikeTheHunter

06 June 2009, 12:34 PM

Nice going so far, mate. Any details about the story? :)

DavidSmit

07 July 2009, 12:39 AM

Thanks guys!!

Blender Fan:
Something like that only works if you go completely in to it. I can't always do it, but when I'm in the right state of mind I can just see how it should be, it's like the whole robot is 10times as big and 3d dimensional. When I saw the drawing again later I was surprised how small it was (weird with something you made yourself).
Fuzzy explanations I know, sorry about that. Basics is: get into the right flow.

Hey Mikey! (are you stalking me? ;)) Thanks. Haha, I'm not giving away everything yet, gotta keep some surprises. But: it involves cool robots, possibly aliens and an invasion.... with a twist... more soon!
Hopefully I'm able to do some more soon. But it's crazy at the moment! I'm getting ready to Art Direct a project in Vietnam, so a lot of arrangments need to be made for that. Next to that a few jobs, this competition and that all while traveling and sleeping in busy hostels... :P (but I'm not complaining, I like my life!).

Night test. I'll probably go for something like this. I'm really looking forward to diving in and start the actual painting. But I'm also scared shitless. Lately I'm very inspired by the old Disney background paintings. I want to go for a similar feel, but those guys are hardcore fine artists.... :)

chilombiano

07 July 2009, 03:59 AM

nice concept and beautiful sketches! ..so good to see an old fashion paper sketch ...and uncommon these days.
hope to see more. your color technique is vey nice

Sweet job, mate, I used to be a bit chubby like this kid :) Where do you work now, by the way?

Good luck :)

DavidSmit

08 August 2009, 04:57 AM

Thanks guys!

Mike: At the moment I'm art director at a video game project in Vietnam. Setting up a studio and trying to get the project running. It's just for a few months (probably). After that... dunno, freelance again I guess :) (first go back home though and relax a bit, been traveling for more than a year then).
Where are you at, at the moment?
Goodluck!

tunes

08 August 2009, 03:15 AM

Mann... That's a GREAT and funny work, David!

Congratz for your job!! Perfect expressions! =D

:thumbsup:

MikeTheHunter

08 August 2009, 08:32 PM

Dave - art director, niiice :) Good luck with your project. About me - I'm a concept artist at People Can Fly that is part of Epic Games, which is sweeeet :) I'm really lucky. And sometimes really tired, as well :) We're working on unannounced project and doing environments and props for them. Gonna write more when I'll get more rest.

gpepper

08 August 2009, 10:19 AM

Great one ! very naive and scary idea...
They don't seem to understand what really happen but they play the game... Children...
Thanks for this, very refreshing !

DavidSmit

10 October 2009, 05:14 AM

Thanks guys!
Well competition is over, I didn't win unfortunately. Didn't even make it to the honorable mentions :(. Congrats to all the winners!

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